basil Posted September 27, 2019 Report Share Posted September 27, 2019 There has been a lot of discussion about drink packages. Just wanted to put it out there that for the SOTS sailing for April 11th, its buy one get 50% of the second one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clear Laker Posted September 27, 2019 Report Share Posted September 27, 2019 The price they are displaying to you in the Cruise Planner already reflects the 50% off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basil Posted September 27, 2019 Author Report Share Posted September 27, 2019 Well that's disappointing! Definitely not what I was looking for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellcee Posted September 27, 2019 Report Share Posted September 27, 2019 1 minute ago, basil said: Well that's disappointing! Definitely not what I was looking for. Keep checking every few days, you may be able to snag a lower price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basil Posted September 27, 2019 Author Report Share Posted September 27, 2019 I do everyday. Got excited for that one. Thought I'd share. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAAAYTOOO Posted September 27, 2019 Report Share Posted September 27, 2019 The truth is, it seemed like all of the drink, dining, Internet and Key prices were up today which shockingly (not really) coincided with the start of the latest Kids Sail Free sale. SteveinSC 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basil Posted September 27, 2019 Author Report Share Posted September 27, 2019 I'm trying to wrap my head around it. The key went down from 39 to 29. And that is why I stalk these boards. For the I go Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weezie57 Posted September 27, 2019 Report Share Posted September 27, 2019 Several days ago, for our cruise, it was 30% off which came out to be $52 per day. Currently, it’s Buy one get 50% off the second one which comes out to $56 per day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kris10May Posted September 28, 2019 Report Share Posted September 28, 2019 When I called this week to check if I had the best available price, (I did) I was told to watch for Black Friday specials. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jill Posted September 29, 2019 Report Share Posted September 29, 2019 I’ve never seen it lower than 30% off. Watch for Black Friday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLMoran Posted September 29, 2019 Report Share Posted September 29, 2019 14 hours ago, Jill said: Watch for Black Friday To be clear, Black Friday doesn’t guarantee a 30% off promo on the drink package. While I got some truly great deals on some items in the Cruise Planner last Black Friday for my Anthem sailing that leaves this October, the drink package was only offered with BOGO50, not 30% off. I didn’t see a single 30% off sale for the drink package until a week or two ago, and by that point Royal had raised the onboard price by a lot, making the 30% off price no better than the prior BOGO50 pricing. The drink package is truly one of those items you have to check at least once a week, preferably a few times a week, all the way up until sail date. And be prepared for it to never reach a price you’re happy with; that’s what happened with me, so now I’m bringing my allowed 2 bottles of wine and buying the rest of my alcoholic beverages a la carte; non-alcoholic will be covered by the Refreshment Package that I bought on Black Friday at a crazy good rate as a safeguard. IRMO12HD 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timc1976 Posted October 1, 2019 Report Share Posted October 1, 2019 Done with the drink package, it's straight up gouging and constant attempts at trickery in wording just pisses me off. So after all taxed gratituities etc, it's 500 a person for a 7 day cruise, however it's really more like. 5 1/2 to 6 days. 3 of which are off ship half day, I never thought I'd say it. But drinking fatigue is real, you find yourself drinking when you don't feel like it just to justify the cost, we drink a fair amount, fairly regularly, and still can't break even. We've done the package a few times, but the cost just outweighs the, don't have to think about it mentality swipe swipe. A normal bar tab when we go out is a Hundred bucks. We don't rack that up ten times onboard raahc 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpeedNoodles Posted October 1, 2019 Report Share Posted October 1, 2019 I never look at the "percentage off". Just look at the price per day. The rest is simply marketing. WAAAYTOOO, Ladyxsuebee, SteveinSC and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLMoran Posted October 1, 2019 Report Share Posted October 1, 2019 3 hours ago, Timc1976 said: So after all taxed gratituities etc, it's 500 a person for a 7 day cruise, however it's really more like. 5 1/2 to 6 days. 3 of which are off ship half day, Yup, this is part of the complication in working out how easily you can break even at a given price. @Grenadyr created a very handy utility for helping to figure that out, here's the link to the topic: Ladyxsuebee 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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